GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO LINK PROPERTIES WITH PAN AND AADHAR:

The government of India is considering linking all land records with the owners’ 12-digit Aadhaar number and the PAN card number under the Digital India Land Records Modernization Program by August 14. Properties not linked to PAN and Aadhar to be considered benami properties. The Centre’s plan linking land records with Aadhaar and PAN is being considered as a valuable step towards exposing benami properties and the government hopes to bring transparency in land records. Linking of properties with Aadhaar will make it easier for the authorities to identify the owner of the property. Even basic investigation will help the authorities find out whether the owner is a benami or real owner of the property. The Rediff.com : 19th. June,17